# Georgia State Route 77

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{{Short description|State highway in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=GA
|type=SR
|route=77
|map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 77.map}}
|map_custom=yes 
|map_notes=SR 77; mainline in red, alternate routes in blue
|length_mi=103
|length_ref=<ref name="Google">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/33.3392086,-83.0803198/34.4745265,-83.0579774/@33.9055983,-83.5793235,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.9494863!2d33.9488205!3s0x88f64a7e741d4f23:0xf59312a39e120f98!1m0!3e0 |title=Overview map of SR&nbsp;77 |access-date=November 18, 2019 }}</ref>
|length_round=1
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=GA|SR|16}} northwest of [Sparta](/source/Sparta%2C_Georgia)
|junction={{Plainlist|
*{{jct|state=GA|I|20}} in [Siloam](/source/Siloam%2C_Georgia)
*{{jct|state=GA|US|278|SR|12}} in [Union Point](/source/Union_Point%2C_Georgia)
*{{jct|state=GA|US|78|SR|10|SR|22}} in [Lexington](/source/Lexington%2C_Georgia)
*{{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|8|SR|51}} in  [Hartwell](/source/Hartwell%2C_Georgia)
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|I|85}} northeast of [Lavonia](/source/Lavonia%2C_Georgia)
|counties=[Hancock](/source/Hancock_County%2C_Georgia), [Greene](/source/Greene_County%2C_Georgia), [Oglethorpe](/source/Oglethorpe_County%2C_Georgia), [Elbert](/source/Elbert_County%2C_Georgia), [Hart](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia)
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=76
|next_type=US
|next_route=78
}}

'''State Route&nbsp;77''' ('''SR&nbsp;77''') is a {{convert|103|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [state highway](/source/State_highway_(US)) that travels south-to-north through portions of [Hancock](/source/Hancock_County%2C_Georgia), [Greene](/source/Greene_County%2C_Georgia), [Oglethorpe](/source/Oglethorpe_County%2C_Georgia), [Elbert](/source/Elbert_County%2C_Georgia), and [Hart](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia) counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)).

==Route description==
[[File:Georgia SR 77 in Siloam, Georgia May 2017.jpg|thumb|SR&nbsp;77 in [Siloam](/source/Siloam%2C_Georgia)]]
SR&nbsp;77 begins at an [intersection](/source/Intersection_(road)) with [SR&nbsp;16](/source/Georgia_State_Route_16), at a point northwest of [Sparta](/source/Sparta%2C_GA), in Hancock County. It heads northeast to an intersection with [SR&nbsp;15](/source/Georgia_State_Route_15). They head [concurrent](/source/Concurrency_(road)) to the north-northwest, passing through [rural area](/source/rural_area)s of the county and cross into Greene County. They pass through [White Plains](/source/White_Plains%2C_Georgia) and curve to the northwest to the town of [Siloam](/source/Siloam%2C_Georgia). In town, SR&nbsp;15 heads to the northwest on Main Street, while SR&nbsp;77 splits off to the north-northeast and has an [interchange](/source/Interchange_(road)) with [Interstate&nbsp;20](/source/Interstate_20_in_Georgia) (I-20). Then, it leaves town and heads north to [Union Point](/source/Union_Point%2C_Georgia). It intersects [US&nbsp;278](/source/U.S._Route_278_in_Georgia)/[SR&nbsp;12](/source/Georgia_State_Route_12) (Lamb Avenue). The three routes head concurrent for about four [blocks](/source/City_block), to an intersection with [SR&nbsp;44](/source/Georgia_State_Route_44). Here, SR&nbsp;44/SR&nbsp;77 head concurrent to the northwest, until SR&nbsp;44 splits off onto Washington Highway and SR&nbsp;77 continues to the northwest. It passes through [Woodville](/source/Woodville%2C_Georgia) and enters Oglethorpe County. In a curving fashion, the highway passes through the towns of [Maxeys](/source/Maxeys%2C_Georgia) and [Stephens](/source/Stephens%2C_Georgia), and then enters [Lexington](/source/Lexington%2C_Georgia). There, it intersects [US&nbsp;78](/source/U.S._Route_78_in_Georgia)/[SR&nbsp;10](/source/Georgia_State_Route_10)/[SR&nbsp;22](/source/Georgia_State_Route_22) (Main Street). The four routes head concurrent to the southeast, until SR&nbsp;77 splits off in the southeastern part of town. It heads northeast, passing through rural areas of the county and crosses over the [Broad River](/source/Broad_River_(Georgia)) into Elbert County. The road heads to the north, into [Elberton](/source/Elberton%2C_Georgia), where it intersects [SR&nbsp;17](/source/Georgia_State_Route_17)/[SR&nbsp;72](/source/Georgia_State_Route_72). It curves to the north-northwest and meets the southern terminus of [SR&nbsp;368](/source/Georgia_State_Route_368) (Anderson Highway). SR&nbsp;77 continues to the north-northwest, and enters Hart County. Less than {{convert|1|mi|km}} after the county line, the route meets the western terminus of [SR&nbsp;77 Spur](/source/Georgia_State_Route_77_Spur_(Hartwell)). Then, it heads north and curves to the north-northwest, until it enters [Hartwell](/source/Hartwell%2C_Georgia). There, it begins a concurrency with [US&nbsp;29](/source/U.S._Route_29_in_Georgia)/[SR&nbsp;8](/source/Georgia_State_Route_8). The three routes head to the west-northwest, to an intersection with [SR&nbsp;51](/source/Georgia_State_Route_51) (Chandler Street), which joins the concurrency. A block or two later, US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;8 depart to the southwest on Athens Street. SR&nbsp;51/SR&nbsp;77 head to the northwest and curve to the west, crossing over [Lake Hartwell](/source/Lake_Hartwell), until SR&nbsp;51 splits off onto Bowersville Highway. At that point, SR&nbsp;77 heads northwest and curves to the north. It meets the eastern terminus of [SR&nbsp;77 Conn.](/source/Georgia_State_Route_77_Connector_(Lavonia)) (Lavonia Highway). Then, it heads north-northwest to and intersection with [SR&nbsp;59](/source/Georgia_State_Route_59) (Knox Bridge Crossing Road), northeast of [Lavonia](/source/Lavonia%2C_Georgia). About {{convert|1500|ft|m}} later, it meets its northern terminus, an interchange with [I-85](/source/Interstate_85_in_Georgia) at exit 177.<ref name="Google"/>

The following portions of SR&nbsp;77 are part of the [National Highway System](/source/National_Highway_System_(United_States)), a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
*The entire length of the SR&nbsp;15 concurrency, from northwest of Sparta to Siloam<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite map |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |title=National Highway System: Georgia |publisher=[Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration) |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 }}</ref>
*The entire length of the US&nbsp;78/SR&nbsp;10/SR&nbsp;22 concurrency in Lexington<ref name="NHS Georgia"/>

==Major intersections==
{{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}}
{{GAint
|county=Hancock
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|16|city1=Eatonton|city2=Sparta}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=4.7
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|15|dir1=south|city1=Sparta}}
|notes=Southern end of SR&nbsp;15 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Greene
|cspan=5
|location=Siloam
|lspan=2
|mile=17.2
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|15|dir1=north|name1=Main Street|city1=Greensboro}}
|notes=Northern end of SR&nbsp;15 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=17.6
|road={{jct|state=GA|I|20|name1=Carl Sanders Highway / [SR&nbsp;402](/source/Georgia_State_Route_402)|location1=[Atlanta](/source/Atlanta)|city2=Augusta}}
|notes=I-20 exit 138
}}
{{GAint
|location=Union Point
|lspan=3
|mile=22.9
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|278|SR|12|dir1=east|dir2=east|name1=Lamb Avenue|city2=Warrenton}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;278/SR&nbsp;12 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=23.3
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|278|SR|12|SR|44|dir1=west|dir2=west|dir3=west|name2=Lamb Avenue|city3=Greensboro}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;278/SR&nbsp;12 concurrency; southern end of SR&nbsp;44 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=23.9
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|44|dir1=east|name1=Washington Highway|city1=Washington}}
|notes=Northern end of SR&nbsp;44 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Oglethorpe
|cspan=2
|location=Lexington
|lspan=2
|mile=46.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|78|SR|10|SR|22|dir1=west|dir2=west|dir3=west|name3=Main Street|city2=Athens|city3=Comer}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;78/SR&nbsp;10/SR&nbsp;22 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=46.6
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|78|SR|10|SR|22|dir1=east|dir2=east|dir3=east|name3=Main Street|city2=Washington|city3=Crawfordville}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;78/SR&nbsp;10/SR&nbsp;22 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|county=Elbert
|cspan=3
|location=Elberton
|lspan=2
|mile=71.6
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|17|SR|72|name2=College Avenue/Elbert Street|city2=Washington|city3=Bowman|city4=Comer}}
}}
{{GAint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Conn|77|dab1=Elberton|dir1=south|name1=Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard|city1=Washington|city2=Thomson}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR&nbsp;77 Connector; truck route to SRs 17 and 72
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=74.8
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|368|dir1=east|name1=Anderson Highway|location1=[Anderson](/source/Anderson%2C_South_Carolina)}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR&nbsp;368
}}
{{GAint
|county=Hart
|cspan=10
|location=none
|mile=83.0
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Spur|77|dab1=Hartwell|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR&nbsp;77 Spur
}}
{{GAint
|location=Hartwell
|lspan=4
|mile=90.4<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|8|dir1=north|dir2=north|name2=East Howell Street}}
|notes=Northbound lanes of US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;8 on [one-way pair](/source/one-way_pair)s
}}
{{GAint
|mile=90.5<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|8|dir1=south|dir2=south|name2=West Franklin Street|location2=[Anderson](/source/Anderson%2C_South_Carolina)}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;8 concurrency; southbound lanes of US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;8 on one-way pairs
}}
{{GAint
|mile=90.8<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|51|dir1=north|name1=Chandler Street|city1=Reed Creek}}
|notes=Southern end of SR&nbsp;51 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|mile=90.9<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|US|29|SR|8|dir1=south|dir2=south|name2=Athens Street|city2=Royston}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;29/SR&nbsp;8 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=92.0<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|bridge=[Lake Hartwell](/source/Lake_Hartwell)
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=92.8<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|51|dir1=south|name1=Bowersville Highway}}
|notes=Northern end of SR&nbsp;51 concurrency
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=98.1<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR-Conn|77|dab1=Lavonia|dir1=west|name1=Lavonia Highway|city1=Lavonia}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;77 Conn.
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=103<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|59|dir1=south|name1=Knox Bridge Crossing Road|city1=Lavonia}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR 59
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=103<!--slightly less; Google Maps won't eliminate a crook in the route-->
|road={{jct|state=GA|I|85|name1=[SR&nbsp;403](/source/Georgia_State_Route_403)|road|Whitworth Road north|location1=[Atlanta](/source/Atlanta)|location2=[Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina)}}
|notes=Northern terminus; I-85 exit 177; roadway continues as Whitworth Road.
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==Special routes==
===Elberton Connector route===
{{Infobox road small
|state=GA
|type=SR-Conn
|route=77
|location=[Elberton](/source/Elberton%2C_Georgia) 
|length_mi=1.4
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<!--<ref name="Google2">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/%27%27/34.108968,-82.8612773/@34.117337,-82.8702634,2991m/am=t/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m7!4m6!1m3!2m2!1d-82.8593642!2d34.126268!1m0!3e0?hl=en|title=Overview map of SR&nbsp;77 Conn. |link=no |access-date=August 4, 2020 }}</ref>-->
|established=
}}
'''State Route&nbsp;77 Connector''' ('''SR&nbsp;77 Conn.''') is a {{convert|1.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [connector route](/source/Connector_(road)), located along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard within northern [Elberton](/source/Elberton%2C_Georgia). It also doubles as a truck detour.

The route begins at Georgia State Routes 17 and 72, although MLK Boulevard begins a block south at the intersection of Heard and Tusten Streets as an unmarked street. Immediately north of GA 17/72 the route runs beneath a railroad bridge for the [CSX](/source/CSX) [Abbeville Subdivision](/source/Abbeville_Subdivision). The road is four lanes wide until the intersection with Gordon Street and remains straight until taking a slight right curve to the northeast just before the intersection of Taggart Street. At the headquarters for the Elbert County Fire Department and Coroner near the intersection with Mahoney Drive, the road curves from the northeast to the northwest. Between the Oglesby Boulevard Extension and just past Willie Black Road, the road curves more towards the west, where it finally ends at SR 77.

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===Lavonia Connector route===
{{Infobox road small
|state=GA
|type=SR-Conn
|route=77
|location=[Lavonia](/source/Lavonia%2C_Georgia) and rural [Hart County](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia)
|length_mi=5.2
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref name="Google2">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Vickery+St&daddr=GA-77c+S&hl=en&ll=34.424257,-83.070545&spn=0.060038,0.132093&sll=34.411218,-83.025959&sspn=0.001876,0.004128&geocode=Fex5DQIdfOgL-w%3BFdoSDQIdkCIN-w&oq=Hartw&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=m&z=14 |title=Overview map of SR&nbsp;77 Conn. |link=no |access-date=July 26, 2013 }}</ref>
|established=
}}

'''State Route&nbsp;77 Connector''' ('''SR&nbsp;77 Conn.''') is a {{convert|5.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [connector route](/source/Connector_(road)), located within portions of [Franklin](/source/Franklin_County%2C_Georgia) and [Hart](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia) [counties](/source/County_(United_States)).

It begins at an [intersection](/source/Intersection_(road)) with [SR&nbsp;59](/source/Georgia_State_Route_59) in [Lavonia](/source/Lavonia%2C_Georgia), in Franklin County. The highway travels to the southeast, leaving the city and entering [Hart County](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia). The highway continues to the southeast and gradually curves to the east, until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with the SR&nbsp;77 mainline (Lavonia Highway), northeast of [Bowersville](/source/Bowersville%2C_Georgia).<ref name="Google2"/>

{{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}}
{{GAint
|county=Franklin
|location=Lavonia
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|59|name1=West Avenue/Vickery Street|city1=Carnesville}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{GAint
|county=Hart
|location=none
|mile=5.2
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|77|name1=Lavonia Highway|city1=Hartwell|nolink1=y}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
{{Clear}}

===Spur route===
{{Infobox road small
|state=GA
|type=SR-Spur
|route=77
|location=Rural [Hart County](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia)
|length_mi=7.0
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref name="Google3">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=State+Spur+77&daddr=State+Spur+77&hl=en&ll=34.294168,-82.848587&spn=0.060131,0.132093&sll=34.320463,-82.806391&sspn=0.007514,0.016512&geocode=FYDVCgIdvx4P-w%3BFYy2CwIdBYEQ-w&oq=Hartw&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=17&t=m&z=14 |title=Overview map of SR&nbsp;77 Spur |link=no |access-date=July 26, 2013 }}</ref>
|established=
}}

'''State Route&nbsp;77 Spur''' ('''SR&nbsp;77 Spur''') is a {{convert|7.0|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [spur route](/source/spur_route) located completely within [rural](/source/Rural_area) portions of [Hart County](/source/Hart_County%2C_Georgia).

It begins at an [intersection](/source/Intersection_(road)) with the SR&nbsp;77 mainline (Elberton Highway), southeast of [Hartwell](/source/Hartwell%2C_Georgia). It [zigzag](/source/zigzag)s to the northeast, until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with [SR&nbsp;181](/source/Georgia_State_Route_181) (Smith McGee Highway), at a spot just west of the [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina) state line.

{{jcttop|state=GA|county=Hart|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|77|name1=Elberton Highway|city1=Elberton|city2=Hartwell|nolink1=y}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{GAint
|location=none
|mile=7.0
|road={{jct|state=GA|SR|181|name1=Smith McGee Highway|location1=[Lake Hartwell](/source/Lake_Hartwell)|location2=[Starr](/source/Starr%2C_South_Carolina)}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
{{Clear}}

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
* {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Attached KML}}
* [http://georgiaroads.tripod.com/gahwy4.htm Georgia Roads (Routes 61 - 80)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100721165530/http://www.state-ends.com/georgia/007700/ Georgia State Route 77 on State-Ends.com]

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Category:Transportation in Hancock County, Georgia
Category:Transportation in Greene County, Georgia
Category:Transportation in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Category:Transportation in Elbert County, Georgia
Category:Transportation in Hart County, Georgia

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Georgia State Route 77](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_State_Route_77) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_State_Route_77?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.